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RCMP Airdrie – Break & Enter and Vandalism to Construction sites in Reunion
Airdrie, Alberta – Sometime over the weekend on July 11th to 13th, two homes under construction in Airdrie’s Reunion neighborhood were broken into and vandalized. Unknown suspects entered the residences by damaging garage doors. Once inside, the suspects damaged carpet and knocked holes in drywall. Overall damage is estimated at $2000.00. The Airdrie RCMP is…
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Celebrate Parks Day at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
1st Annual Parks Day Celebration at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park! Parks Day Activities: Riversong Run at the Ranch – Trail Running with distances for everyone! Information and Registration HERE – ALREADY 358 RUNNERS REGISTERED! Alberta Parks presents Broadway in the Bushes – Musical theatre for the whole family! Free Family Theatre – The Search for…
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Western Crop Producers Have More Time to Repay Cash Advances
Ottawa, Ontario – Producers who have been unable to sell their crops due to rail transportation challenges now have more time to repay their 2013 cash advances under the Advance Payments Program (APP). Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced a Stay of Default on the repayment of advances for producers who received an advance on…
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Prentice campaign demands retraction from Wildrose
(Calgary) The latest allegations from Danielle Smith and the Wildrose in their news release (last week) are further proof that they are simply not ready to be in government. Jim Prentice resigned all of his corporate board positions including Canadian Pacific Railway, and took an unpaid leave of absence from his position at CIBC prior…
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Baird: 'Hamas Not Interested in Peace'
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “As the Israeli cabinet approved a ceasefire that would have ended eight days of hostilities, Hamas rejected it without a second thought. This proves Hamas has no interest in peace. “We have long believed that innocent Palestinian people living in Gaza deserve far better than…
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RCMP Kananaskis – Male drowns in Lower Kananaskis Lake
Kananaskis, Alberta – On July 12, 2014 at approximately 1:45 p.m., Kananaskis RCMP officers were dispatched to a missing person complaint at the Lower Kananaskis Lake in Kananaskis, Alberta. Officers where advised that somewhere around 12:00 p.m. a 65 year old male had set out to swim across the Lower Kananaskis Lake. When the male…
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RCMP Cochrane – Sebee Dam Incident
On July 13th, 2014 at approx 1630 hrs. Canmore RCMP received a complaint of a missing swimmer in the Bow River east of the Sebee Dam. Police investigation determined the incident occurred in the Cochrane Detachment area who have taken over the investigation. Three males ages 26, 22 and 17 all of Calgary, Alberta had…
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Ultimate Frisbee Hits the Big (and little) Screen in Canada
TSN GO, Bell Local, ESPN3 to broadcast American Ultimate Disc League Games The American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) and the Toronto Rush are excited to announce that six AUDL games played at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium will be available to Canadian subscribers of TSN GO and Bell Local during the month of July, 2014. Bell Local…
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Anonymous Donor Helps Develop Flood Relief Bursaries at Olds College
Olds, Alberta – Olds College is excited to offer some more relief and support to those affected by the 2013 floods in the High River and southern Alberta area. What started as support for one student this past year has grown into a bursary program for others similarly affected. “It is rare that a member…
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Kananaskis area weekend campground vacancy info online
A Kananaskis Area – Weekend Campground Vacancy report is now available online. The report is a pdf which shows campsite availability for weekends at all campgrounds in Kananaskis. This report is intended to help you know where your best chance for a campsite is this weekend. Note that the information is not a live feed…
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Man Charged in Missing Persons Investigation
Calgary Police Service – The Calgary Police Service can now officially identify a man charged in relation to an ongoing missing persons investigation, now deemed to be a homicide investigation. At approximately 1:30 a.m., Monday, July 14, 2014, police arrested a man on property near the Airdrie acreage currently linked to the investigation into the…
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™
Canada is ready to welcome the world! Canada is proud to host two major international women’s soccer competitions. The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™. The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 will be held in Edmonton, Alberta; Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Moncton, New…
The Hatchery: a blog about my adventures in bird watching
